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Baseball Continued from Page 7 “Our only goal is to take it one game at a time. If we win each inning of every game, we’ll win that game and move on to the next.” The question may be what each game this weekend has in store. There could be an offensive barrage, as both teams rank in the top 20 in the nation in hitting. Nebraska ranks 20th and the Cowboys are 11th. The weekend could also be a pitch ing duel, as Nebraska pitchers lead the Big Eight with a combined 3.83 earned run average. Boyd said the pitching staff would use scouting reports to find the weak nesses of the Cowboy lineup. Coach John Sanders said the pitch ing staff of Oklahoma State could be fairly formidable as well. Sanders said Oklahoma State proba bly would start junior right-hander Brad Gore on Friday. “They are pitching very well and they are on a good roll,” Sanders said. Leading the offense for Oklahoma State is third baseman Lou Lucca. The senior is hitting .439 with 40 runs, 45 runs batted in, 30 walks and 12 home runs. Centerfielder Danny Perez is leading the Cowboys in aver ages with a .440 mark. He also has 29 RBI and 11 stolen bases. Dale Hagy is leading the Huskers offensively. The second baseman has eight home runs and 30 RBI. Sanders said the opportunity to watch two teams tied at the top of the conference standings should provide fans with a lot of excitement. “We want to see a lot of fans down here this weekend.” j Lincoln Donor Center J , Earn $15 for each donation 1st - 15th of the month. Enjoy * prompt courteous treatment I from our caring staff. Free I a physical on your first dona- ■ . tion, call for appointment. Bring this ad in for $20 on your * first visit & $20 on your second | | visit within 5 days if this is your I first donation, or if you have . not donated in the last two * months. Expires 4/30/92 * | 126 N. 14th St., Suite 42, 474-2335 j | Mon. - Thurs. 8-6, FrL 8-4, Sat. 8-21 Shaun SartirvDN Nebraska’s Rachel Collins reaches to make a return shot against Colorado last weekend. Collins and her Cornhusker teammates will play Oklahoma State Friday and Oklahoma Saturday. Both matches begin at 2 p.m. at the Cather-Pound courts. NU tennis teams brace for Big Eight’s best By Jeff Singer Staff Reporter Both the Nebraska men’s and women’s tennis teams will try to play the role of spoilers this weekend when they battle two of the Big Eight’s top teams. Both squads will be finishing the home portion of their conference schedules against Oklahoma State on Saturday and Oklahoma on Sunday at the Cather-Pound courts. The men begin play at 9 a.m. and the women compete at 2 p.m. both days. On the men’s side, the Comhuskers will attempt to slow down the Okla homa Stale juggernaut and keep the Cowboys from winning another con ference title. The defending Big Eight champions beat Nebraska 7-2 last year in Stillwater, Okla. American Heart Association In Sunday’s home finale, the Husk ers will attempt to repeal last season’s success against the Sooners, when Nebraska posted a surprising 6-3 win in Norman, Okla. Nebraskacoach Kerry McDermott said being the underdog this weekend would be a positive thing for his squad “The pressure this weekend is on our opponents, and since there’s not much pressure on us, hopefully we’ll be able to play good tennis," McDer mott said. McDermott said his team was capable of surprising both teams. “On paper we’re supposed to go 0 2, but if we play at a higher level and our opponents play down a little bit, we can pull the upset,” McDermott said. Nebraska is 1-1 in Big Eight play following last weekend’s victory over Iowa State and loss to Colorado in Lincoln. The Huskers, 7-8 overall, will try to continue individual confer ence title hopes this weekend. No. 2 singles player Karl Falkland is the only Husker who is undefeated in Big Eight play at 2-0 and is on track to net his first individual singles title. The junior from Sweden said his success this season had been a sur prise. “Starting out the year, I wasn’t looking to win the Big Eight in singles, but now I’m in position to win it,” Falkland said. “It’s going to be do or die for me this weekend. If I go 1-1 I’ll still be in it, but if I go 0-2 I’m pretty much out of it.” On the other side of the net, the women will also be looking to pull some upsets this weekend, after start ing conference play l-1 The 4-4 Huskers will try to avenge last sea son’s road losses to the Oklahoma schools. Nebraska was beaten 9-0 by Oklahoma State and 6-3 by Okla homa. Coach Scott Jacobson said he would be happy with his team members as long as they gave their best effort against the schools that finished first and second at last year’s Big Eight Tennis Championships. “If we split this weekend, I’ll be happy. That would be a great accom plishment,” Jacobson said. “But un less somebody goes in the tank, I’ll be satisfied with whatever happens this weekend.” Nebraska’s No. 6 singles player Tina Coutrctsis said despite playing the Big Eight’s best, the Huskers were going to give their all this weekend. “They’re definitely the top two schools in the conference, but we’re going to play to win since we have nothing to lose,” Coutrctsis said. Track team to compete on home ground UNL Rodeo Kids $3.00 Adults $5.00 •April 9th is College Night, 7:30 pm $1.00 OFF with Student I.D. •April 10th, 7:30 pm, regular price •April 11th is Kid's Day, 1:30 pm j ages 6-12, admission $1,00 f & 7:30 pm, regular price At State Fair Grounds Coliseum Advanced Tickets available at the Student Union, Gateway Western, and The Fort Following each nightly performance dance to Sandy Creek in the Grandstands at the State Fair By John Gardner Staff Reporter Track and field fans will finally gel a chance to see Nebraska compete outdoors. The Huskcrs will host the Nebraska Invitational at Ed Weir Stadium Sat urday at noon. The meet will feature men’s and women’s teams from Colo rado State, Kansas Slate, Missouri and a men’s squad from Minnesota. Nebraska coach Gary Pepin said this meet would be a refreshing change. “It’s real nice to have a home meet and not be on the road traveling,” Pepin said. This weekend’s affair is a scoring meet, which, Pepin said, suited him fine. But he said he wouldn’t run his athletes to death. “We will place our entries so we don’t gel embarrassed in any events,” Pepin said. “At the same time, how ever, we don’t want to wear anyone out or gel them injured, so we won’t be doubling and tripling our athletes in events.” Pepin said he would use many athletes this weekend, but that wouldn’t be the case later on this season. He said he would prefer they trained more than they competed. ‘‘Especially since it’s an Olympic Year, they will be training all year,” Pepin said. ‘ And the better they get, the fewer meets they will need.” Nebraska has a few Olympic pros pects right now. Kevin Coleman, with his indooi national championship loss of 65 feet, 9 3/4 inches, has qualified for this summer’s Olympic Trials in New Orleans. Stephen Golding has hopes of competing for his native Jamaica this summer. Mark Jackson has his sights set on representing Canada and Travis Grant plans to give the U.S. Olympic Trials a shot as well. All told, Pepin said a lot of those ath letcs would compete sparingly this spring. “We’ll need to be careful not to run them in too many meets,” he said. Pepin said the quality of competi tion would be high enough this week to give his teams a chance to see where they were at and keep improv ing. “There should be good competi tion in all events, and hopefully we’ll continue to make progress in all ar eas,” he said. ‘That’s important at this point in the season, to keep get ting better.” Regionals Continued from Page 7 she could rest after the season. Four other regionals will take place this weekend, with the winner of each earning an automatic berth in the NCAA Championships in St. Paul, Minn. Seven other teams will receive at large bids that are decided by team scores. Last year, five teams from Ne braska’s regional advanced to nation als. That could happen again this year, Walton said. “If we finish worse than fifth in this meet and score 192 points, it will not matter,” Walton said. “We will have to have the best meet this year to go to nationals. “That does not mean adding any thing to our routines; we just have to hit them.” Softball Continued from Page 7 the rest of the coaching staff expects,” Wolforth said. ‘‘It’s what the players expect that is important.” Wolforth said he also thought it was reasonable to believe the Husk ers could finish off the weekend as the Creighton Tournament Champi ons. The tournament will include Ne braska, Creighton, DePaul and Mis souri-Kansas City. “It’s a wide-open field,” Wolforth said, “but it is certainly within the realm of possibility that we would . come home wilh the championship.” Wolforth said he would do every thing in his power to help his team continue its winning streak, even if it meant breaking the rotation and ex tending Shandy’s playing time. “We’re in a part of the season where we have to start winning ball games,” Wolforth said. “I will do everything I can as a coach to help them gain momentum going into the Big Eight Tournament?’
